Instrumental Written by Elizabeth Cotten with Johnine Rankin www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmr...

Merry Christmas 🎄 @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social I am listening to glad Christmas comes album yay

Easing into the day gently with @elizacarthy.bsky.social & @jonboden.bsky.social 'Glad Christmas Comes' as we gear up for our Christmas Walk. Any takers??🚶‍♀️ 🚶‍♂️ 🥾 🌄

Current listening. #PoorWayfaringStranger #NormaWaterson @elizacarthy.bsky.social 😢 youtu.be/czrlArFi1oM?...

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I'm alls alone in the house so it's mischief time. Mischief = first play of the latest @elizacarthy.bsky.social ebay purchase as I progress my hoover her ouevre project.

First outing in my @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social’s Wassail hat today. During my walk I went into a cafe for a drink/bite to eat. Couldn’t believe what the first song that came out of the speaker was! Something to do with 🎄 and a 🦛 😂 ( diff version) Certainly made me smile x

A beautiful version of Stille Nacht - or Silent Night - sung by O'Hooley & Tidow in our Winterfolk in West Yorkshire episode - out now. 🎄 For more seasonal songs - listen here: pod.fo/e/366708

Feels like a good time to crack open @elizacarthy.bsky.social & family's Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man. Wouldn't be Christmas without it.* * I know it's not all about Christmas. But, still.

Saturday Morning #OnDemand BBC Radio 3 Harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset joins Tom to talk all things Messiah. Tom chats to @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social as they take their wassail tour around the country. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

They're the sort of folk that would indeed write songs about hippopotami, LabLit, but it's John Rox! I've just found there's actually a backstory about Oklahoma City Zoo doing a fundraiser around the song to acquire a hippopotamus, whose name was Mathilda. As one does. 🦛

Gorgeous Christmassy shenanigans from @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social at St Dunstan's, Cranbrook for last night of The Wassail Tour. Made my Yule. 😊🎄Had to rush off - taxi going frantic: 'Sorry I'm late, there was this song about a hippopotamus...' 😀🦛 Merry Christmas, guys! ❤️

#FolkMusic #ChristmasMusic At Union Chapel for @jonboden and @elizacarthy.bsky.social Christmas Wassail.

Smashing gig from @elizacarthy.bsky.social 👏

It's band camp Friday everyone buy there album I hope they enjoy @jonboden.bsky.social and @elizacarthy.bsky.social enjoy the rest of the Christmas tour I will be listening to the album today 🙂 jonboden.bandcamp.com/album/glad-c...

Folk events to look forward to in Coventry and Warwickshire 🙂🎶

Transform Me Then Into A Fish is the album of the year…but ok 🐟🐟🐟

If you're still up, go out and look at the moon. No ice ring tonight but it's a lovely one!

New episode out now!! S5/E8 – Roud 48: LORD LOVELL Historical Guest: Steve Gardham Singer guest: Moira Craig Available from wherever you get your podcasts.

We're just back from seeing @elizacarthy.bsky.social and "he's quite good as well" @jonboden.bsky.social at Warwick Arts Centre performing their Wassail. An absolutely brilliant evening. Loved the mix of familiar, unfamiliar (to me) and variations on the familiar.

The swanky new CD player has reinvigorated my CD buying, and have just filled in one of the few gaps in my @elizacarthy.bsky.social collection. In other music news, miffed to find out only after it's sold out, is a PIL gig at Cambridge Junction next month.

This was last year… the answer today is a loud “Yes!!! Of course” 🎄 🦛 🤩 @elizacarthy.bsky.social @jonboden.bsky.social

Despite being almost blown into the North Sea in the 50mph wind and getting totally drenched 3 times - tonight’s Wassail was a total joy - thanks @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social for a wonderful evening ♥️♥️ Was good to also catch up with #thedaddy again too ♥️ Big love to you all xx

youtu.be/_1UkJwqJKFo?... This - the duet with @elizacarthy.bsky.social makes me smile, always.

What makes the news... some great reporting from down the road inn south Wales

Sadly, most people who bang on about English culture couldn't name a folk song or tune to save their lives. Most confuse American culture with British. For 'Duelling Banjos', 'American Pie' It's enough to make you cry 'Rule Britannia', or 'Swing low...' Are they the only songs we English know?

I understand. I wonder how many of those guardians of English traditions will be at the Wassail show tonight? Not that they would be welcome, mind…

Excellent! There has been some good festive drip so far…how hohoho can you go? 🎄🦛🔥

That was a wonderful night at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre for The Wassail tour of @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social. Eliza reciting a Marriott Edgar monologue made me cry a little. But it was all brilliant and I recommend you see the tour if you can! More info at thewassail.com

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There are still tickets available for The Wassail with @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social tomorrow (Saturday 15th November) 7.30pm at #Stamford Corn Exchange here in Lincolnshire. It'll be a brilliant night so come if you can! 🌲🎅🦛 www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk/the-wassail-...

Is it Christmas yet? No, no it's not. Will I do anything @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social tell me? Of course I will! Fantastic evening at @stgeorgesbris.bsky.social last night!

Some say the collective noun is a Fraid of Ghosts. Well, these little friendly spooks are all off to market - Tomorrow at Scarborough Market Hall and Vaults, 9 - 4pm. They may also be available online next week for anyone looking for the perfect Ghost Of Christmas Present.

@elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social thank you for a wonderful show. And the warmest merchandise😁. Just what I needed after a couple of rough days. Happy Christmas and best of luck with the rest of the tour! 😍

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Now „I want a hippopotamus 🦛 for Christmas“ @elizacarthy.bsky.social @jonboden.bsky.social

Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙 Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago! 📷 by me #Archaeology

I hope @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social have a fantastic Christmas 🌲☃️ wassail concert that starts tonight I did get to see you both 2 years ago it was fantastic my favourite song is beautiful star🌟 and I want a hippo 🦛 for Christmas I hope all the concerts sell out you both are fab

This week's Classic Folk episode includes: O'Hooley & Tidow @martynjosephwales.bsky.social Davy Graham @willharmonicas.bsky.social Kyson Point @elizacarthy.bsky.social Culverake Lou Killen @fayhield.bsky.social Frankie Archer Pentangle Archie Fisher + more! www.efdss.org/listen

Here we go! Join us over on our YouTube channel right now as we count down some of the best new folk albums released in the past month ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9eY...

The Rock’n’Roll Doctor is IN

@elizacarthy.bsky.social Man transformed to fish!

😂 Two of my favourite folky folk ♥️💖 Only 32 days until the Whitby Wassail 🥰

Get tickets too see this daft pair* on their Wassail tour! (*they're both very lovely 🤗)

What do we want, Jon? …🦛4🎄? #sleighallday #hohoho Www.thewassail.com

Folk horror linocut printed bunting. matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com/product/folk... #BLOCTOBER2

What do we want, Jon? …🦛4🎄? #sleighallday #hohoho Www.thewassail.com

Good idea. A pygmy hippopotamus isn't a crocodile or rhinoceros so we might get away with it!

Can’t get this out of my head after hearing it on the radio @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social will be on tour soon m.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ae...